2-Chlorobenzoic Acid → 2-Chlorobenzoyl chloride

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Into a 500 mL round bottom flask was placed a solution of 2-chlorobenzoic acid (20 g, 127.80 mmol) in toluene (150 mL). To the mixture was added SOCl2 (16 g, 134.45 mmol). The resulting solution was allowed to react, with stirring, overnight while the temperature was maintained at 75° C. in a bath of oil. The mixture was concentrated by evaporation under vacuum using a rotary evaporator. This resulted in 22.3 g (100%) of 2-chlorobenzoyl chloride as yellow oil.

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